I think NXIVM also built violent pornography into some of its programs. Agree with your idea that these groups degrade sex, and sexually degrade members as part of a transformation process, aka brainwashing.

An entity named One Taste, Nicole Daedone as its longtime CEO is now very muchin the news. Would be interesting to learn if any persons in it turn out to haveties to the groups we are researching.

Read the article recently published in Bloomberg. One Taste has raised desensitization to new heights or depths, depending on one's perspective.

I think they finally get caught. Remember the woman who finally reported NXIVM, she said that certain people were picked for the worst abuse, and these were probably women who the DOS thought they could control. Many of the others, who were NOT picked for the abuse by the DOS subgroup were probably blissfully unaware of what was going on. They would probably give glowing reviews about the organization.

Just think of how many were subjected to the abuse before someone finally had the nerve to come forward. Like Keith Raniere is reported to have done, the participants being abused are probably threatened, although the threats may be thinly veiled. I think they wait until they have collected embarrassing information on people, (remember all that "sharing." It seems to occur in most of these groups), before abusing them, and like NXIVM, they use that as "collateral." Someone has to decide to risk it anyway, in order for the information to come out. That is the only way they will be stopped.

I think another thing that prevents people from speaking out/leaving, might be the level of entanglement. Reading the article brought this up. People can end up owing people money, and then don't want to say anything bad about the organization. Then there is the "non-disclosure" agreement. That's a tough one to break, but it's necessary when the organization is committing crimes.